Coming, clothes made of slaughterhouse waste
London, July 30 (IANS) In a first, a Swiss researcher has found a novel method to produce high-quality fibre from gelatine - a natural biomaterial de... » read more

Scientists design first artificial 'protein-making factory'
New York, July 30 (IANS) In a first, US scientists have engineered an artificial ribosome - the protein synthesisers of the cell - or ... » read more

Prostate cancer of five different types
London, July 30 (IANS) British researchers have for the first time identified five distinct types of prostate cancer, each with a characteristic genetic f... » read more

Increasing salt intake puts you at high BP risk
Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) Stressing for the need to maintain a lower salt diet over a lifetime, significant research has revealed that people who grad... » read more

Bullies have high self-esteem, low depression rates
Toronto, July 30 (IANS) Contradicting earlier findings, a new study suggests that bullies are least likely to be depressed, have the highest s... » read more

Blocking a gene may prevent heart diseases
Toronto, July 30 (IANS) Blocking the expression of a gene may help prevent illnesses linked to excessive fat in blood such as cardiovascular and pancre... » read more

Inflammatory bowel disease doubles anxiety disorder risk
Toronto, July 30 (IANS) People who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have twice the odds of having a generalised anxiety disorder at ... » read more

UV light can make fruits germ-free
New York, July 29 (IANS) Ultraviolet C (UVC) light can kill food borne pathogens on the surface of certain fruits, a study led by an Indian-origin scientist at... » read more

China makes battery that can be charged in 10 seconds
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) China has built the world's fastest charging electric buses, with a battery that takes barely 10 seconds to be fully... » read more

Zion Harvey, 8, first child to receive double hand transplant
New York, July 29 (IANS) In the world's first successful double hand transplant on a child, US doctors have transplanted donor hands... » read more

Amazon unveils drone traffic control system at NASA centre
Washington, July 29 (IANS) While the world is looking to deploy drones for delivering groceries to hot piping pizzas, several giants li... » read more

Indians weave visual magic in 'Mission Impossible 5'
New York, July 29 (IANS) A battery of visual effects professionals from India are behind the breathtaking visual effects seen in "Mission: Im... » read more

Flood threat looms large in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) Incessant rains have triggered a flood threat in four districts of Odisha, forcing the government to take preventive measures on wa... » read more

Vegetable prices poised to rise in West Bengal due to excess rainfall
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) While West Bengal may be able to meet its rice output target this year, it may soon be faced with in... » read more

High definition videos from ISS can be seen soon
Washington, July 28 (IANS) NASA scientists have delivered a new camera, called Red Epic Dragon, which is capable of shooting at resolutions rangi... » read more

NASA wi-fi chip to extend your smartphone's battery life
New York, July 28 (IANS) A NASA researcher has developed a wi-fi chip for wireless phones, computers and wearable devices that uses 100 t... » read more

'Leaky' vaccines may lead to more virulent viruses
New York, July 28 (IANS) Use of less-than-perfect vaccines or what are called “leaky” vaccines can lead to evolution of more deadly versions of... » read more

Gujarat, MP, Odisha to have heavy rainfall
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) There will be heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha over the next three days, the weather department ... » read more

NASA space camps to find astronauts for Mars journey
Washington, July 27 (IANS) NASA is organising space camps for the young would-be astronauts this summer and the best ones may join the US spa... » read more

Windbots to explore skies of Jupiter
Washington, July 27 (IANS) NASA is studying concepts for robots that might stay aloft for long periods in atmospheres of planets like Jupiter without wings o... » read more

Bomb-proof lining prevents bomb explosion in airplanes
London, July 27 (IANS) A novel bomb-proof lining has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold... » read more

Greenhouse of 'genetically modified' marijuana
Mexico, July 27 (IANS) Mexican Federal Police discovered an air-conditioned farm for cultivation of genetically modified marijuana in the state of ... » read more

Lava launches Pixel V1 with Android One
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Lava International on Monday launched a new Pixel V1 smartphone with Google's Android One operating system at a price of Rs.11,3... » read more

Scientists to hunt for alien life on Jupiter moons
London, July 26 (IANS) After a successful mission to Pluto last week, scientists are preparing to launch a probe to search for life on the icy ... » read more

Biblical text deciphered from 1,500 year old scroll
New York, July 26 (IANS) Scientists have for the first time been able to read Biblical verses from a badly burned scroll that is at least 1,50... » read more

Six 'solar cities' to be developed in northeast
Agartala, July 25 (IANS) Guwahati and five other cities in the northeast will be developed as solar cities to reduce dependency on conventional en... » read more

Boys are born with stronger spines
New York, July 25 (IANS) Compared to boys, girls are born with weaker vertebrae, the series of small bones that make up the spinal column, new research has fou... » read more

Garmin Forerunner 920XT review: Effective, accurate, easy to use
Garmin was quick to tap the Indian market with budget releases like the Vivo Fit and the Vivo Smart. Now, it seems to be consolidating... » read more

Emotionally unstable have different brain structure
London, July 25 (IANS) The orbitofrontal cortex, an area in the lower frontal lobe, is smaller in the people who have problems with regulating... » read more

Relief, rescue operation underway in Baltal
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The army on Saturday launched a massive relief and rescue operation at the Baltal base camp of the Amarnath Yatra where two c... » read more

70 Siberian tiger cubs bred in China
Harbin (China), July 25 (IANS) China's biggest Siberian tiger breeding center said on Saturday that more than 70 cubs were born this year with the breeding s... » read more

Delhi hospital restores mobility to 130-kg Uzbek woman
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An accident four years back left Kavlaynova Oygul, from Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, with a broken thigh bone t... » read more

Native Americans came from Australasia not Siberia
Washington, July 24 (IANS) Debunking the latest discovery claiming that the first people to reach the Americas came from Siberia, now in Russia... » read more

Hormone deficiency in brain may cause binge eating
New York, July 24 (IANS) Absence of an hormone in the brain may trigger overeating behaviour in people who eat for pleasure rather than hunger,... » read more

Snakes' ancestors had four legs
New York, July 24 (IANS) The discovery of a four-legged fossil of a snake in Brazil's Crato Formation suggests that this suborder may have evolved from burrowing,... » read more

World's largest flower blooms after 5 years
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) A Titan Arum, believed to be the world's largest flower, bloomed this week in Tokyo's Jindai Botanical Garden for the first time... » read more

Maharashtra fishermen net 100-kg rock python!
Thane (Maharashtra), July 24 (IANS) When Mahesh Patil and Gokul Patil drew their fishing nets from a nearby creek to see what all they had netted, t... » read more

Ganga sparks Israel’s interest
New Delhi, 24 July (G’nY News service): The Ganga is the holiest river of India. It is also the fifth most polluted river in the world. The Indian government has taken ... » read more

Expedition 44 astronauts reach ISS for Mars research
Washington, July 23 (IANS) Three Expedition 44 astronauts representing the US, Russia and Japan arrived at the International Space Station (I... » read more